Shoe-dress.



PATENTED OCT. 17, 1905. E. MOQUISTON.

SHOE DRESS. APPLICATION FILED OUT. 11 1904.

E m n A UNITED STATES OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE COLUM- ANNAE. MOQUISTON,

PATENT orrrcn.

CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SHOE-DRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application filed October 11, 1904. Serial No. 228,082.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA E. MoQms'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Dress, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention appertains to means whereby the prevailing fashionof having the shoes match the suit may be indulged in by the differentclasses with due regard to economy, personal comfort, and the necessityof having to provide a pair of shoes for each suit.

The invention also enables a perfect match being attained between thebody-apparel and the foot-covering, as the shoe-dress may be made of thesame material as the garment or suit. Moreover, the shoe-dress may berolled into a small package and laid away in much the same manner as apair of gloves or stockings, so as approximately not to occupy any veryappreciable amount of room.

The shoe-dress may be provided in different styles to correspond withhigh, low, or medium cut shoes and may be pointed or broad at the toe;It may also be laced, buttoned, or fastened in any manner commonlyapplied to shoes.

The shoe-dress is composedof fabric and consists of a sole-piece,similar side pieces, and a tongue or fly, the parts being assembled toapproximate the form of a shoe and stitched to bring out the tip, vamp,quarters, and counter, so as to complete the appearance and resemblanceto a regular shoe, the heel portion of the shoe-dress being left open topermit the heel of the shoe to protude and the edge portion borderingupon said heel-opening being drawn in to insure a close fit of the dressabout the heel of the shoe and prevent its creeping.

For a full description of the inventionand the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of themeans foreffecting the result reference is to b ehad to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodimentthereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a shoe and shoe-dress embodying the invention, theupper portion of the dress being loosened and thrown open, so as toexpose the shoe. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the shoe-dress. Fig. 3is a view of the shoe-dress as seen from the sole. Fig. 4: is a detailview of the heel portion.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The shoe-dress corresponds in style to the prevailing form and fashionof shoe and is preferably constructed of textile or fabric which inaccordance with this invention is designed to be of the same materialand patternas that forming the suit or garment, so as to secure aperfect match. The article comprises similar side pieces 1, stitched soas to provide a front seam 2 and a back seam 3, said seams being felledor otherwise formed, so as to presentfa flat appearance and obviate theforming of a welt. The sole-piece 4c is stitched to the lower edges ofthe sole-pieces and may be of any stout material, so as to resist wear,or may be protected by a wear-piece fitted thereto. In its finishedappearance the shoe-dress has aheel-opening 5, through which the heel 6of a shoe? protrudes, so as to receive the wear. The toe portion of theupper is gathered or drawn in to conform to the toe of the shoe, carebeing exercised in the work so as to obviate puckering or wrinkling andinsure a smooth appearance, which is essential to a snug and pleasingfit. In the form of shoe-dress illustrated a lace 8 is employed as thefastening means for drawing the upper close about the shoe, said lacebeing roveth-rough eyelets 9, formed along the edge portions of the sidepieces bordering upon the opening. The tongue 10 is attached at itslower end to the dress at a point below the opening and completelycloses the latter when the shoe is laced. Transverse stitching 11extends across the vamp and produces the effect of a tip. A line ofstitching 12 extends along the sides of the dress from the upper portionof the vamp and corresponds to the line of juncture of the upper portionof a shoe with the lower part and clearly defines the essential parts ofa shoethatis, the vamp, quarters, and counter. The stitching l1 and 12,While primarily intended to correspond with theline of juncture of thecomponent parts of a shoe, also serves to attach the lining of theshoe-dress to the outer material, said stitching being supple mented bythe eyelets and the stitching along the edges and front and back of theside pieces. The edge portion of the dress bordering upon theheel-opening 5 is contracted or drawn in, as indicated at 13, so as toobtain a close fit about the heel portion of the shoe below the swell orbulge and approximately at the line or juncture of the heel 6 with theupper of the shoe. By having the material contracted adjacent to theheel-opening 5 the heel porton of the dress is prevented from creepingupward upon the shoe and insuring the exposure of the heel 6 only.

The invention enables a perfect match being obtained between the shoeand suit while at the same time avoiding the annoyance and discomfortincident to adapting anew pair of shoes to the foot, also overcoming theexpense incident to many changes and the space rey Having thus describedthe invention, what is claimed as new is As a new article ofmanufacture,a shoe-dress constructed of textile corresponding to thematerial from which the suit or apparel is formed, and provided withfalse seams to define the tip, vamp,upper and quarters, said shoe-dresshaving a heel-opening to provide for portruding of the heel of the shoe,and provided with means to conform the dress snugly to the shoe andsecure it to the foot, substantially as set forth. r

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANNA E. MOQUISTON. Witnesses:

IVAN HEIDEMAN, A. .B. LAOEY.

